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Posted: 5/24/2012 10:19:30 AM EDT
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I have a 550B that I have been using for a number of years, but my friends kept saying how great the 650 was, and before you knew it, there was an Brian Enos Email confirming an order for a 650XL and a aluminum roller handle...set up for 45acp
I am making my own case feeder (just finishing it up now) and am going to try it without the strong mount (because of the height of the case feed system and my low ceiling) If it doesn't work out, I will order the strong mount and lower my bench a bit Any other 650 owners, with any tidbits of advice for my first time with this press? |
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Any other 650 owners, with any tidbits of advice for my first time with this press? Cheap Tips and Tricks for the Dillon 550B and XL650 Presses by COSteve jonblack |
I wish I could chime in but mine won't be here until Wednesday. 
I did order the bearing for the shell plate so if you have a problem with the powder spilling out while indexing look up the bearing mod on Brian's forum, best advise I can give at the moment. Also can you post some pics of your case feeder as I'm getting ready to build mine. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Any other 650 owners, with any tidbits of advice for my first time with this press? Cheap Tips and Tricks for the Dillon 550B and XL650 Presses by COSteve jonblack This thread is the best info I have seen for the 650 so far.  |
| Your going to love the 650 only thing i did was the roller handle and the bearing mod here is a good thread on it. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86570 It's an awesome machine cranks out some ammo in a hurry.Keeping it feed is a chore |
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Quoted: Any other 650 owners, with any tidbits of advice for my first time with this press? take your time and read the manual. I spent 2-3 days fiddling with it before I loaded up live ammo. Key skills to learn are the case feed system, setting up a tool head, doing a caliber change. Learn to synch up your cases with the primers. Starting from scratch you'll need to advance the primer feed system 6 times to synch it up with the first case so they meet at the first time at station 2 |
The 650 was my first dillion press kicked myself for wating so long to get one
| Make sure the platform is tight and secure to the ram. I traced that back as the source for a number of progressive problems: brass not lining up in the decapping die,the case feeder not advancing the case correctly to the decapping station, and spilling powder. |
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